Hi,

I'm thinking about commuting to my workplace as it will, in theory, cut my journey time significantly. Obviously, there are also financial and health benefits. My workplace has good bike storage areas, lockers for storing clothes, etc, and showering facilities.

I haven't regularly ridden since my childhood (23 now), but I'm competent enough when I do cycle, although I've never been on a road bike.

I can't drive, and quite frankly, I don't really want to right now. It's expensive to learn, vehicles are expensive to buy, run and maintain, they're bad for the environment and promote laziness.

I'm always happy to jump into new things, but the fact that I've no experience on the road is slightly concerning, especially given that I'd be commuting on very busy roads at rush hour.

I've been thinking about buying a road bike (assuming this is the best type of bike for me as I'll purely be riding on roads) and using it in my local area when it's not quite so busy for experience.

Basically I'm just looking for any advice/input experienced commuters have for me. I'm quite an impatient, sometimes reckless person, to be honest, but I don't want to cause any accidents or get hurt too badly.

Thanks